NUTR 404- Exam 1 Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Update 2025-2026
List the criteria or path to becoming a registered dietitian and for maintaining
this credential. - Answers 1. Education- min bachelors degree form accredited college and ACEND-
accredited dietetics program (2024=need masters)
2. Internship- completed ACEND-accredited supervised practice program
3. Registration or credential- passage of national registration exam by the CDR
Maintain credentials- 75hrs in 5 years of continued professional education
2. Identify types of acute care and post-acute care facilities/settings. - Answers Acute care facilities-
mean you may treat at hospital and go home
Public not for profit (owned by state or county gov)
Private not for profit- owned or managed by the community, religious org, district health councils, or
their own hospital board
Private for profit- investor owned for profit health care orgs
Veteran and military- govt run health care facilities for veterans oof thr us military service and activive
duty men and women
Outpatient- for preventative, primary health care (ex treat ear infection) and secondary health care (ex
T2DM)
Urgent Care- provide primary care
Post Acute Care (Clinics)
Skilled nursing facilities- provide 24/7 nursing care for complex medical needs for short term rehab
Long-term acute care hospital- provide care for those with complex medical needs who have a longer
than average hospital admission
Residential/assisted living- provide for activities of daily living
Continuing care retirement community- provide continuum of care form independent living, assisted
living and skilled nursing on one geographical site
Rehabilitation/restorative- provide intergrated, multidisciplinary assistance for recovery from acute or
chronic illness and/or surgical procedures
Hospice- focus on relieving symptoms and supporting those with a life expectancy of 6 months or less
,Describe the various roles of a dietitian in dietetic practice in a clinical setting. - Answers Nutrition care-
restore a state of nutrition balance by influencing factors contributing to imbalance or altered state,
supervise NDTR, work with other health professionals
4. Identify other health professionals that are part of the interprofessional team
and their roles in health care - Answers physician- diagnose, prescribe, and treat disease, ailment, injury,
either physical or mental
nurse- assist with treatment of the patient and administer meds of IV fluids, educate on health
conditions, emotional support for family
pharmacist- dispense meds, compound medications, monitor lab data for effectiveness of meds
occupational therapist- develop, improve, sustain, or restore skills in activities of daily living, work or
leisure.
Physical therapist- reduce pain and improve or restore mobility; teach patients how to maintain or
manage physical conditions
Speech-language pathologist- assess, diagnose, treat and help prevent speech, language, cognitive,
swallow, and other related disorders
Social worker- provide psychosocial support to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illness
. Define critical thinking - Answers Process of organizing, interpreting, evaluating, and integrating
information, identify relationships, make inferences, form conclusions and make informed decisions,
challenge assumptions, and create alternatives
OR- Utilizing past experiences and knowledge to evaluated a situation and make a decision
Describe the five components of critical thinking and their applications in
providing nutrition care - Answers 1. Specific knowledge base- become an educated and trained
member of the health care team (diadatic program to establish knowledge, supervised practice to
enhance skills and apply knowledge, become an RD and practice and continue education)
2. Experience (gain years of experience and skills)
3. Competencies- determine level of knowledge that has a cognitive process to make clinical
judgements, medical problem solving (review research and problem solve and make decisions, look at
evidence and decided what is relevant and what to prioritize)
4. Standards - professional standards such as code of ethics, standards of practice, standards of
professional performance, outcome research
5. Attitude - refection of values, consider fairness and responsibility
, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Answers Members of RDNs and NDTRs, advocates for nations
health and the profession
- Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics - Answers Accredits education programs
for dietetics
- Commission on Dietetic Registration - Answers Credentialing process for registered dietitians; maintain
credentials (make exam)
- Dietetics - Answers The integration, application and communication of practice principles derived from
food, nutrition, social, business and basic sciences, to achieve and maintain optimal nutrition status of
individuals and groups.
List the stages of continuum of care and discuss the role of nutrition care at each stage. - Answers
Primary care for healthy individuals
Wellness and disease prevention; promote appropriate caloric balance and physical activity
Acute illness
Prevents and reduce reduction of nutritional health and help with recovery
Chronic disease or condition
Manage of condition to avoid complications and maintain health
Terminal illness
Support and comfort of patient
Describe at least three factors that impact nutritional status - Answers Human biological factors-
determine nutrient requirements as normal, increased, decreased, change in form that could be related
to biological factors like age sex genetics; physiological like growth pregnancy, aging etc; pathological
like disease, trauma, altered organ function or metabolism
Lifestyle factors- determine food, physical activity, and related choices (attitudes/beliefs, knowledge,
behavior)
List the criteria or path to becoming a registered dietitian and for maintaining
this credential. - Answers 1. Education- min bachelors degree form accredited college and ACEND-
accredited dietetics program (2024=need masters)
2. Internship- completed ACEND-accredited supervised practice program
3. Registration or credential- passage of national registration exam by the CDR
Maintain credentials- 75hrs in 5 years of continued professional education
2. Identify types of acute care and post-acute care facilities/settings. - Answers Acute care facilities-
mean you may treat at hospital and go home
Public not for profit (owned by state or county gov)
Private not for profit- owned or managed by the community, religious org, district health councils, or
their own hospital board
Private for profit- investor owned for profit health care orgs
Veteran and military- govt run health care facilities for veterans oof thr us military service and activive
duty men and women
Outpatient- for preventative, primary health care (ex treat ear infection) and secondary health care (ex
T2DM)
Urgent Care- provide primary care
Post Acute Care (Clinics)
Skilled nursing facilities- provide 24/7 nursing care for complex medical needs for short term rehab
Long-term acute care hospital- provide care for those with complex medical needs who have a longer
than average hospital admission
Residential/assisted living- provide for activities of daily living
Continuing care retirement community- provide continuum of care form independent living, assisted
living and skilled nursing on one geographical site
Rehabilitation/restorative- provide intergrated, multidisciplinary assistance for recovery from acute or
chronic illness and/or surgical procedures
Hospice- focus on relieving symptoms and supporting those with a life expectancy of 6 months or less
,Describe the various roles of a dietitian in dietetic practice in a clinical setting. - Answers Nutrition care-
restore a state of nutrition balance by influencing factors contributing to imbalance or altered state,
supervise NDTR, work with other health professionals
4. Identify other health professionals that are part of the interprofessional team
and their roles in health care - Answers physician- diagnose, prescribe, and treat disease, ailment, injury,
either physical or mental
nurse- assist with treatment of the patient and administer meds of IV fluids, educate on health
conditions, emotional support for family
pharmacist- dispense meds, compound medications, monitor lab data for effectiveness of meds
occupational therapist- develop, improve, sustain, or restore skills in activities of daily living, work or
leisure.
Physical therapist- reduce pain and improve or restore mobility; teach patients how to maintain or
manage physical conditions
Speech-language pathologist- assess, diagnose, treat and help prevent speech, language, cognitive,
swallow, and other related disorders
Social worker- provide psychosocial support to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illness
. Define critical thinking - Answers Process of organizing, interpreting, evaluating, and integrating
information, identify relationships, make inferences, form conclusions and make informed decisions,
challenge assumptions, and create alternatives
OR- Utilizing past experiences and knowledge to evaluated a situation and make a decision
Describe the five components of critical thinking and their applications in
providing nutrition care - Answers 1. Specific knowledge base- become an educated and trained
member of the health care team (diadatic program to establish knowledge, supervised practice to
enhance skills and apply knowledge, become an RD and practice and continue education)
2. Experience (gain years of experience and skills)
3. Competencies- determine level of knowledge that has a cognitive process to make clinical
judgements, medical problem solving (review research and problem solve and make decisions, look at
evidence and decided what is relevant and what to prioritize)
4. Standards - professional standards such as code of ethics, standards of practice, standards of
professional performance, outcome research
5. Attitude - refection of values, consider fairness and responsibility
, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Answers Members of RDNs and NDTRs, advocates for nations
health and the profession
- Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics - Answers Accredits education programs
for dietetics
- Commission on Dietetic Registration - Answers Credentialing process for registered dietitians; maintain
credentials (make exam)
- Dietetics - Answers The integration, application and communication of practice principles derived from
food, nutrition, social, business and basic sciences, to achieve and maintain optimal nutrition status of
individuals and groups.
List the stages of continuum of care and discuss the role of nutrition care at each stage. - Answers
Primary care for healthy individuals
Wellness and disease prevention; promote appropriate caloric balance and physical activity
Acute illness
Prevents and reduce reduction of nutritional health and help with recovery
Chronic disease or condition
Manage of condition to avoid complications and maintain health
Terminal illness
Support and comfort of patient
Describe at least three factors that impact nutritional status - Answers Human biological factors-
determine nutrient requirements as normal, increased, decreased, change in form that could be related
to biological factors like age sex genetics; physiological like growth pregnancy, aging etc; pathological
like disease, trauma, altered organ function or metabolism
Lifestyle factors- determine food, physical activity, and related choices (attitudes/beliefs, knowledge,
behavior)
